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Plastic Bottle Recycling Rises 4.3 Percent in 2013 Study
2014-10-16 11:00:00| Waste Age
Plastic bottle recycling increased 4.3 percent in 2013, and the recycling rate for plastic bottles rose 0.4 percent to 30.9 percent for the year, according to a new report. read more
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Worlds Largest Plastic Bottle Structure Draws Attention to Global Plastic Pollution Crisis
2014-08-02 17:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The message of cu.podu is simple: Plastic bottles should not end up in the water. After a flood created a dam where one could cross the Nera River by stepping on plastic bottles at the point of Danube where it enters Romania, the cu.podu project was born, explained Radu Rusu of EcoStuff. The goal of the project is to do something big enough to draw attention to the enormous quantities of litter dumped every day in the rivers and oceans around the world, like other organizations are doing including...
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Ecover launches recycled plastic bottle made from ocean waste
2014-05-13 01:00:00| Packaging Gateway
Belgium-based cleaning products manufacturer Ecover has launched a washing liquid bottle made from plastic recycled from ocean waste in a bid to reduce the environmental impact of its packaging.
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San Francisco Board Passes Plastic Water Bottle Ban
2014-03-05 17:49:00| Waste Age
San Franciscos governing board has approved legislation that would ban the sale and distribution of plastic bottled water on municipal property. read more
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US plastic bottle recycling increased in 2012
2013-11-08 01:00:00| Packaging Gateway
A new report by the Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR) and the American Chemistry Council (ACC) has revealed that the recycling rate for plastic bottles in the US increased by 1.6% in 2012.
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